Boone, Iowa is a small town located in central Iowa. It has a rich historical and political background, with the first settlers arriving in 1846. Today, Boone is home to a thriving local government that works hard to ensure citizens have the services they need. The City Council consists of seven members who are elected by the public every two years. The Mayor of Boone is currently Eric Turner, who was elected in 2019. Beyond City Council, there are also numerous boards and commissions such as the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Tree Board that serve to ensure Boone remains prosperous and vibrant. Local elections are held every two years for various positions such as mayor, city council members, school board members, county supervisors and various state representatives. Through these elections, citizens are able to shape their community's future and have a say in how their city is run.
The political climate in Boone, IA is somewhat conservative.
Boone County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Boone County, IA 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.1%.
Boone county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Boone, IA is somewhat conservative.
Boone County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Iowa is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Boone, Iowa: d d d d R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Boone, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,462 contributions totaling $115,902 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $60,752 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)